Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
bossfylling
English translation:
waste dump
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
Jul 14, 2009 07:17
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term
bossfylling
Norwegian to English
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Environment & Ecology
Dette avfallet havnet på de åpne bossfyllingene i byen.
Is this something like a 'central landfill site/facility'?
Is this something like a 'central landfill site/facility'?
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +2 | waste dump | Egil Presttun |
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waste dump
Bossfylling er Bergensk og er det samme som søppelfylling, så du har helt rett i ordet "landfill". "Dump" kan også brukes, og det finnes andre engelske uttrykk for det samme.
...de åpne bossfyllingene i byen
...the open-air waste dumps in the city.
...de åpne bossfyllingene i byen
...the open-air waste dumps in the city.
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Per Bergvall
: Selv for en gammel bergenser skurrer det litt med stor B i bergensk...
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Grammatisk sett har du rett, men det er jo litt stas med Bergen :)
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Vedis Bjørndal
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Discussion
Boss/båss originally meant something like waste deriving from hay and straw, but it seems to have lost all of those connotations today.